Ain Shams University ( ar, جامعة عين شمس) is a
public university located in
Cairo,
Egypt. Founded in 1950,
the
university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
History
Ain Shams University was founded in July 1950, the third-oldest non-sectarian native
public Egyptian university (ancient
Islamic universities such as
Al-Azhar and private institutions such as the
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs ...
are older), under the name of
Ibrahim Pasha's University. Its site used to be a former royal palace, called the Zafarana Palace.
The two earlier universities of this kind are
Cairo University (Fuad I university
Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...
formerly) and
Alexandria University (Farouk I university
Alexandria University ( ar, جامعة الإسكندرية) is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an indep ...
formerly). When it was first established, Ain Shams University had a number of faculties and academic institutes, which were later developed into a university.
The university's academic structure includes 14 faculties, 1 college and 2 high institutes plus 12 centers and special units.
Faculties and institutes
* Faculty of
Agriculture (4 years)
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of
Commerce (4 years)
* Faculty of Computer and Information Science (4 years)
* Faculty of
Education (4 years)
* Faculty of Dentistry (6 years)
* Faculty of
linguistics (Al Alsun) (4 years)
*
Faculty of Law
A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In American usage such divisions are generally referred to as colleges ...
*
Faculty of Medicine
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...
(7 years)
* Faculty of
Nursing
*
Faculty of Pharmacy (6 years)
*
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty may refer to:
* Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage)
* Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States)
* Faculty (instrument), an instrument or warra ...
(5 years)
* Faculty of Science (4 years)
* Faculty of Specific Education
* Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education.
* Faculty of Archaeology (4 years)
* Institute of
Environmental Studies
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and Research
* Institute of Postgraduate Childhood
The Higher Institute of Cooperative & Managerial Studies
Campuses
Ain Shams University has eight
campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...
es. Two of them are next to each other, separated by a main road named El-Khalifa El-Maamoun; all of them are in Greater Cairo.
The main campus is in
Abbassia,
Cairo and houses the Administration and Management at the
Saffron Palace, Science Education Development Center, Central Library, Child Hood Center and the University City (students
hostel
A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared b ...
), in addition to the faculties of Computer Science, Science, Law and Art.
The opposite Campus houses the faculty of Commerce, Alsun, pharmaceutical Science and Dentistry.
The Women's College has its own campus. Faculty of Specific Education, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Agriculture are each on separate campuses in Abassia,
Heliopolis, and
Shubra El Kheima, respectively.
Filming
In 2012, Misr International films was producing a television series based on the novel ''
Zaat
''Zaat'' is a 1971 American independent film, independent science fiction film, science fiction horror film produced and directed by Don Barton, and co-written by Barton, Lee O. Larew and Ron Kivett. Produced on a $50,000 budget, the film stars ...
'' by
Sonallah Ibrahim. Filming of scenes set at Ain Shams University was scheduled to occur that year, but
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers ( ar, جماعة الإخوان المسلمين'' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan ...
student members and some teachers at the school protested, stating that the 1970s era clothing worn by the actresses was indecent and would not allow filming unless the clothing was changed. Gaby Khoury, the head of the film company, stated that engineering department head Sherif Hammad "insisted that the filming should stop and that we would be reimbursed ... explaining that he was not able to guarantee the protection of the materials or the artists."
Rankings
According to the 2014 Webometrics World Universities rankings (aimed to promote Web publication, not to rank institutions), Ain Shams University is ranked 3rd in Egypt, 25th in Arab World and 15th in Africa.
People
Notable faculty
*
Mervat Seif el-Din (born 1954), classical archaeologist and former director of the
Graeco-Roman Museum
*
Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi
Abd El Aziz Mohamed Hegazy (also known as Abdulaziz Hijazi) ( ar, عبد العزيز محمد حجازي, ; 3 January 1923 – 22 December 2014) was the 38th Prime Minister of Egypt during the presidency of Anwar Sadat.
Career
Hegazy received ...
(1923–2014), Prime Minister of Egypt during the presidency of Anwar Sadat
*
Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), professor of philosophy and poet
*
Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature (pen name: ''Bint al-Shati'')
Notable alumni
*
Hani Azer (born 1948), civil engineer
*
Charles Butterworth (born 1938), American philosopher
*
Farouk El-Baz (born 1938), Space scientist
*
Mauro Hamza, fencing coach
*
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (born 1943), Turkish academic, politician and diplomat
*
Sherif Ismail (born 1955), Prime minister of Egypt
*
Emire Khidayer (born 1971), diplomat, entrepreneur and writer
*
Ahmed Zulfikar (1952-2010), Egyptian entrepreneur
*
Ammar El Sherei (1948-2012), Egyptian Composer
*
Abdel Latif Moubarak (born 1964), Egyptian poet
*
Fathulla Jameel (1942–2012), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives
*
Ebrahim Nafae
Ebrahim Nafae ( ar, ابراهيم نافع) (12 January 1934 – 1 January 2018) was an Egyptian journalist. He was editor of the Egyptian newspaper ''Al-Ahram'' from 1979 to 2005 and chair of the General Union of Arab Journalists from 1996 to 2 ...
(1934–2018), journalist and newspaper editor
*
Sameh Shoukry (born 1952), Ambassador of Egypt to the United States
*
Rashad Khalifa (born 1935), biochemist, Founder of the
United Submitters International
*
Omar Touray (born 1965), Gambian diplomat
*
Farouk al-Fishawy
Farouk al-Fishawy ( ar, فاروق الفيشاوي; 5 February 1952 – 25 July 2019) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was known for ''Al-Mashbouh'' (1981).
Early life
He was born as Mohamed Farouk al-Fishawy in Sirs El-Layan, M ...
(1952–2019), Egyptian actor
*
Kenan Yaghi, current Finance Minister of Syria
*
Jamal Badawi
Jamal A. Badawi ( ar, جمال بدوي) is an Egyptian-Canadian author, preacher and speaker on Islam.
Life
Badawi completed his undergraduate studies at Ain Shams University in Cairo. He left for the United States in the 1960s and complet ...
, preacher and speaker on Islam
*
Taha El Sherif Ben Amer Taha El Sherif Ben Amer(June 1936 - March 6, 1978) was a Libyan engineer and politician.
He was born in the city of Benghazi, Libya in June 1936. He spent his childhood in Benghazi where he finished his primary school and high school. He was awarde ...
, Minister of Transport of Libya
Photo gallery
Ain Shams University-Main Gate.JPG, Main gate
(قصر الزعفران (إدارة جامعة عين شمس.jpg, Za'farana palace
Faculty_of_Alsun-12.JPG, School of Alsun
Eng asu main bldng.JPG, Faculty of Engineering
ASU Faculty of Pharmacy.JPG, Faculty of Pharmacy
See also
*
Education in Egypt
*
Egyptian universities
*
List of Egyptian universities
References
External links
Ain Shams University official web site
{{Authority control
Educational institutions established in 1950
1950 establishments in Egypt
Buildings and structures in Cairo